Giant Bomb,recommend me some video game music.

As the title states,I'd like some recommendations from you guys mainly because I need new music in my Ipod and I want to hear new stuff. Anime intro's / outro's are fine too. *cough*Videos would help *cough*

I've been loving the ODST soundtrack lately, the smooth jazz influence really elevates ODST above the other Halo soundtracks for me. I love every piece of music that plays when you're in the city by yourself and they hold up to listening to it on my iPod.

Well, if you can stomach J-Pop, the Persona 4 soundtrack is fantastic. So are the female tracks from the Persona 3 Portable soundtrack (though TC I'm betting you already knew that based on your pic). Love these opening chords in this Persona 4 track. Also, TC I assume you know this song from P3P but I really dig it, super bouncy bass, classic pop with fantastic Engrish gibberish on top. Perfect!

My all time fave video game albums are....

Shadow of the Colossus - moody and sombre, violent and epic, quick and beautiful; this album runs the gamut. This song is played over the credits and is one of the more uplifting and hypnotic pieces.

Shatter - the game is a modern day re imagining of Arkanoid-like games. Similarly, the soundtrack takes the 8 bit feel of your fave tunes and turns them into modern day techno and rock anthems. Here is a taste of it. The entire soundtrack is phenomenal and was without a doubt my favourite album of 2009.

Chrono Cross - An extremely rich and diverse soundtrack from the PSOne era. This song instantly turned me into a fan of the game. Both the game and the soundtrack should not be missed. Yasunori Mitsuda's magnum opus!

Final Fantasy, in general, has been host to countless classic video game tunes. While I just about hated Final Fantasy XIII, the soundtrack is a masterpiece. From the manic, slow burning build of the sub-boss music to the arthritic-forming piano 8th notes of the opening level, the soundtrack remains beautiful. Of course, Nobuo Uematsu's life work of pre-XII Final Fantasy is even more impressive. Be it Terra's, Laguna's or Vivi's theme. And those aren't even my faves!!

Sonic 1, 2 and 3. Really, these are all classics and I don't think I need to describe them.

I could keep going, but really, TC, it'd be interesting to hear what type of music you listen to, or what you had in mind. If you want more, lemme know! I can be super specific.

Gitaroo Man is my favorite gaming soundtrack. SampleAlso a lot of stuff from Lumines is awesome. SampleCurrently stuck in my head is this song from Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. A lot of the Layton music is pretty good to be quite honest.

@Lemoncookie01: dude(tte?), I absolutely love the Street Fighter IV, vanilla and Super, Soundtracks a lot. Hard to pick a fave, though Makoto's and Blanka's are up there. I main Jury btw :D

Just listened to that second song you posted from No More Heroes.... totally awesome. Is that from nmh1 or 2? I've been meaning to play those games and that tune might have pushed me over the edge to check it out!

Zuntata, the inhouse sound team at Taito. You may have heard their work in Bubble Bobble, the Darius Series, or more recently, Space Invaders Infinity Gene. Above, my favourite track Daddy Mulk from The Ninja Warriors.

Something from SEGA always was blasting in the good old arcade days, be it Outrun, Afterburner, or DAYTONAAAAAAAA~. You might've heard some version of the above song this year in Bayonetta.